Contenders: Variety Studio Writers Roundtable
Scribe Tribe: The writers behind awards season contenders discuss their craft at the Variety Studio presented by Samsung Galaxy.
View ArticleHarvey Weinstein Praises ‘Big Eyes’ Screenwriters-Producers at Film’s Premiere
At Monday night’s premiere of “Big Eyes” on Monday at Gotham’s MoMa, Harvey Weinstein applauded screenwriters and producers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski for their persistence in bringing a...
View Article‘People v. O.J. Simpson’ Producers on the Secrets of that Famous Trial: ‘It’s...
Screenwriters Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander are self-proclaimed “total TV novices.” Renowned for their film credits — which range from “Big Eyes” to “The People vs. Larry Flynt” — they’d never...
View Article‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’ Finale: Producers Weigh in on the Verdict, the...
Spoiler alert: Do not read until you’ve watched the Season 1 finale of “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” Episode 10, titled “The Verdict.” Let’s get what we all knew was coming out of the way: In the...
View ArticleTV Drama Scribes Chat Social Media, Ratings, Peak TV &‘Supergirl’ at...
TV’s finest drama minds joined forces Tuesday evening at Variety’s annual Night in the Writers Room event for a candid conversation about the television landscape. Super producer Greg Berlanti, “The...
View ArticleSocial Media and TV: Drama Writers on How Fan Reaction on Twitter Can ‘Turn...
TV’s finest drama minds joined forces Tuesday evening at Variety’s annual Night in the Writers’ Room event for a candid conversation about the television landscape. Super producer Greg Berlanti, “The...
View ArticleHow ‘Roma’ Led the Way to Oscar’s International Category Name Change
Only PriceWaterhouseCoopers knows the final tally, but from the sidelines, it sure looked like last year was the closest the Academy has ever come to awarding best picture to a foreign-language film....
View ArticleAcademy Rule Change Could Help Foreign Films’ Chances in Best Picture Category
Good news for subtitles lovers: The Academy is radically expanding how nominees are chosen in the Oscars new international feature film race. In the past, nominees were chosen in two phases, with the...
View ArticleThe Rap on Rudy Ray Moore: How ‘Dolemite’ Became as Much a Soul Musical as...
Among the other things Eddie Murphy’s rapturously received new comedy has going for it, “Dolemite Is My Name” might be the movie musical of the year, in spirit, if not wholly in form. At least, there...
View Article‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Writer Larry Karaszewski Recalls 10-Year Journey to...
“Harriet” writer-director Kasi Lemmons was in a reflective mood at Tuesday night’s “Behind the Screen” event at the Formosa Cafe in West Hollywood, sponsored by the Writers Guild of America West. The...
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